| Robots learn to handle objects, understand new places Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT Infants spend their first few months learning to find their way around and manipulating objects, and they are very flexible about it: Cups can come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have handles. So do pitchers, so we pick them up the same way. Now researchers are teaching robots to manipulate objects and find their way around in new environments.  |
| Why we crave creativity but reject creative ideas Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT Most people view creativity as an asset -- until they come across a creative idea. That's because creativity not only reveals new perspectives; it promotes a sense of uncertainty.  |
| Adding hydrogen triples transistor performance in graphene Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:11 AM PDT A technique that uses hydrogen to improve transistor performance on real-world graphene devices has been demonstrated on the wafer-scale. Researchers have demonstrated a 3x improvement in electron mobility of epitaxial graphene grown on the silicon face of a 100 mm silicon carbide wafer, as well as a similar improvement in radio-frequency transistor performance.  |
| Revolutionary three-dimensional model shows how breast tissue grows Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:06 AM PDT Researchers have developed a revolutionary three-dimensional model that allows them to visualize how breast tissue grows in its earliest stages, giving them the closest look ever at the very beginnings of breast cancer.  |
| Advertising in violent video games results in poor recall, negative brand perception Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT Embedding advertisements in violent video games leads to lower brand recall and negative brand attitudes suggesting advertisers should think twice about including such ads in a media campaign, according to new research.  |
| Air and paintball gun injuries caused more than 20,000 ER visits in 2008 Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT Hospital emergency departments saw over 20,000 injuries due to air and paintball guns in 2008, according to the latest figures. This represents a 20 percent decrease in emergency room visits for injuries caused by air and paintball guns from 2006.  |
| Nearly half of runners may be drinking too much during races Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:32 AM PDT Nearly half of recreational runners may be drinking too much fluid during races, according to a new survey of runners.  |
| Rock rafts could be 'cradle of life' Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:14 AM PDT Floating rafts of volcanic pumice could have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth, scientists from have suggested.  |
| Newspapers versus Internet news: Is a review of subsidies for the media in the UK warranted? Posted: 03 Sep 2011 07:31 AM PDT Despite declining sales of newspapers and shrinking broadcast audiences for the largest channels, new research shows that public support for the media is still based on arrangements put in place 30 or more years ago -- before the arrival of the internet.  |
| Vitamin A supplements for infants could save thousands of lives a year Posted: 03 Sep 2011 07:25 AM PDT An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses and blindness amongst those below the age of five.  |
| Study points to way of improving chemotherapy response Posted: 03 Sep 2011 07:16 AM PDT Blocking key proteins could improve response to a common chemotherapy drug, suggests a new study which used cancer cells grown in the lab.  |
